NBA

Los Angeles Lakers at Cleveland Cavaliers

· National Basketball Association
23-14, 13-7 Away

vs

22-19, 14-10 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/28

Matchup Prediction

Cavaliers: 63.1%
Lakers: 36.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L3 Streak L1
116.4 Points Against 117.7
4-6 Last Ten Games 5-5
115.8 Points Per Game 119.8
50 Field Goal % 47
34 Three Point % 35
41.3 Rebounds Per Game 44.2
24.8 Assists Per Game 28.3
3.9 Blocks Per Game 5.1
8.3 Steals Per Game 8.9
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.6
15.3 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.1
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dean Wade, F Out Jan 13
Max Strus, G Out Jan 6
Chris Livingston, F Out Jan 4
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jaxson Hayes, C Out Jan 13
LeBron James, F Day-To-Day Jan 13
Luka Doncic, G Day-To-Day Jan 13
Adou Thiero, F Out Dec 31
Austin Reaves, G Out Dec 26

Lakers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs MEM W 120-114
@ NO W 111-103
@ SA L 107-91
vs MIL L 105-101
@ SAC L 124-112

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs DET L 114-110
@ IND W 120-116
@ MIN L 131-122
vs MIN W 146-134
vs UTAH L 123-112

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 23 14 .622 - L3
Phoenix 24 15 .615 - W3
Golden State 21 19 .525 3.5 L1
LA Clippers 16 23 .410 8 W3
Sacramento 10 30 .250 14.5 W2

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 28 10 .737 - L1
Cleveland 22 19 .537 7.5 L1
Chicago 18 20 .474 10 W1
Milwaukee 17 22 .436 11.5 L1
Indiana 9 31 .225 20 W3
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